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<center><H1>Installing jExifToolGUI</H1></center>
<table width="980" border="1" style="background-color:#FEE;"><tr><td><b>jExifToolGUI</b> actually does not need to be installed. The only exception is the debian .deb file. All other release files can be 
copied into "some" folder and started from there.<br>The releases mentioning "including java V11" do not need anything else. The releases without the jre, require 
you to download either the full java V 8 (or newer) JDK or the V8 (or newer) JRE from <a href="https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html" target="_blank">https://adoptopenjdk.net/releases.html</a>. Java V11 is highly advised over java V8, but java V8 comes installed on many Windows 7/8/10 and MacOS computers, so I made this app (still) compatible with java 8.<br><br>
jExifToolGUI needs exiftool from Phil Harvey, but exiftool is not bundled with jExifToolGUI. You have to download it yourself from <a href="https://exiftool.org" target="_blank">exiftool.org</a>. jExifToolGUI will show a popup when it can't find exiftool on your system and will allow you to open the website or select the version on your system (outside your PATH).
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<li><a href="#Linux">Linux Platforms*</a></li>
<li><a href="#Windows">Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="#MacOS">MacOS</a></li>
<li><a href="#Universal">Universal</a></li>
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<i>*: Linux is not Unix. Linux is Linux, derived from unix. MacOS is a BSD-unix. People often make that mistake.</i><hr>
<strong>Prerequisite:</strong> jExifToolGUI needs exiftool from Phil Harvey, but exiftool is not bundled with jExifToolGUI. You have to download it yourself from <a href="https://exiftool.org" target="_blank">exiftool.org</a>.
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<h2><a name="Linux">Linux Platforms</a></h2>
On Linux you have a few options.
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<li><strong>On a debian based Linux</strong> (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/MX Linux/Raspbian etc. etc.): You can download the jexiftoolgui-{some version}.deb.<br>
You can install this on any architecture that supports Java V11. Install it with <tt>sudo dpkg -i jexiftoolgui-{some version}.deb</tt>.<br>
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Now it will install jExifToolGUI, add icons/shortcuts to your menu and install java V11 and "image-exiftool" for you.</li>
<li><strong>The AppImage</strong>: This is a "universal" appimage (see <a href="https://appimage.org/" target="_blank">https://appimage.org</a>). It runs on any 64bit Intel Linux. 
(32bit and ARM architectures are currently not supported. In case of demand they can easily be made)</li>
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<h2><a name="Windows">Windows</a></h2>
For Windows you have a few options, but the most simple one is to download the "jExifToolGUI-"(some version)"-win-x86_64_with-jre.zip".<br>
This is the "all in one" version and comes <strong>with</strong> the java V11 JRE (java runtime environment) included.<br> It does require a 64bit Windows.<br>
Unzip this zip file into some folder. Make sure to unzip with paths intact! 
Simply double-click the .exe file to start jExifToolGUI.<br>
The other option is "jExifToolGUI-1.00-beta-win-x86_64.zip". A windows 32/64 bit executable <strong>without java</strong>. You need java 8 (1.8) or newer installed on your system.<br>
<i>With regard to exiftool: If you download the stand-alone executable, make sure to rename "exiftool(-k).exe" to "exiftool.exe" after unzipping the zip file.</i>
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<h2><a name="MacOS">MacOS</a></h2>
For MacOS there is the full bundle inside jExifToolGUI-x86_64-macos-(some version)-with_jre.dmg.zip. It contains jExifToolGUI and also "inside" the bundle the java V11 JRE.<br>
Download the zip and unzip it. Open the dmg as you are used. Drag the jExifToolGUI.app into the "Applications" or any place of your liking.<br>
There is also the "jExifToolGUI-x86_64-macos-(some version).dmg". It comes <strong>without</strong> java, so you need java 8 (1.8) or newer installed on your system.
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<h2><a name="Universal">Universal</a></h2>
The <strong>jExifToolGUI.jar</strong>. The barebone jExifToolGUI.jar containing all dependencies.<br>
This one is for those user who know what they are doing and only need the jar. You need to have java V11 installed on your system.<br>Start with <tt>java -jar jExifToolGUI.jar &</tt><br>
Or alternatively <tt>java -Xmx1024M -jar jExifToolGUI.jar &</tt>.

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